CHAPTER 75. STORAGE LICENSE
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE
TITLE 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS
SUBTITLE B. LICENSES
CHAPTER 75. STORAGE LICENSE
Sec. 75.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. (a) The holder of a storage
license who also holds a customs broker's license issued under 19
U.S.C. Section 1641(b) may import and store beer, ale, and malt
liquor in a county with a population of 300,000 or less that
borders the United Mexican States for:
(1) storage purposes only in a wet area, as that term is
described by Section 251.71, from the holder of a nonresident
manufacturer's license or nonresident brewer's permit whose
manufacturing premises are located in the United Mexican States;
and
(2) transfer to qualified persons located in the United States
outside of this state.
(b) Only holders of a carrier permit may transport beer, ale, or
malt liquor to or from the holder of a storage license. All
provisions of Chapter 41 relating to the transportation of liquor
also apply to transportation of beer, ale, or malt liquor under
this chapter.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 6, eff.
Sept. 1, 2001.
Sec. 75.02. RECORDS. (a) Each holder of a storage license
shall make and keep a daily record of each receipt of beer, ale,
or malt liquor. Each transaction shall be recorded on the day it
occurs. The license holder shall make and keep any other records
that the administrator or commission requires.
(b) All required records shall be kept available for inspection
by the commission or its authorized representative during
reasonable office hours for at least four years.
(c) The failure to make or keep a record as required by this
section, the making of a false entry in the record, or the
failure to make an entry as required by this section is a
violation of this code.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Sec. 75.03. PREMISES. The holder of a storage license may not
share the location or business with another holder of a license
or permit issued under this code. Designation of a portion of a
building, grounds, or appurtenances for exclusion under Section
11.49(b) is not available to the holder of a storage license.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Sec. 75.04. FEE. The annual fee for a storage license is $200.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Sec. 75.05. LICENSING. The licensing provisions of Chapter 61
apply to storage licenses. The commission or administrator may
suspend for not more than 60 days or cancel an original or
renewal storage license if the commission or administrator
determines, after notice and hearing, that the license holder
violated a provision of this code or a rule of the commission
during the existence of the license or during the immediately
preceding license period.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.